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Look up: Liriodendron

  1. Liriodendron
    (Tulip Magnolia, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree, Whitewood) Liriodendron consists of two deciduous (leaf-losing) trees called Tulip Trees. One, L. Tulipifera, is a native of the eastern U.S. and the other, L. chinense, is from China. The American Tulip Tree is a very attractive tree that can grow up to 100 feet high. The leaves have an interesting square shape; they usually have 4 lobes and look as if they've suddenly been cut off instead of continuing to a point. They are 3 to 8 inc...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/liriodendron.html

  2. Liriodendron
    ~Tulip tree
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Liriodendron
    [n] - tulip trees
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Liriodendron
    Lir`i·o·den'dron (lĭr`ĭ*o*dĕn'drŏn) noun ; plural Liriodendra (- drȧ). [ New Latin , from Greek lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.] (Botany) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood . ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/48

  5. liriodendron
    Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Lily + tree. ... <botany> A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; called also canoewood. Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch. ... Source: Websters Di ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. Liriodendron
    genus Liriodendron noun tulip trees
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Liriodendron
    `Liriodendron` is a genus of two species of tree in the Magnoliaceae family, known under the common name `Tulip tree`. `Liriodendron tulipifera` is native to eastern North America, while `Liriodendron chinense` is native to China and Vietnam. Both species are large deciduous trees. Various extinct species have been described from the fossil record.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriodendro

  8. Liriodendron
    • (n.) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood. Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Liriodendron
    (from the article `Magnoliales`) ...United States, Central America, northern South America, and Brazil. The largest genera are Magnolia (80 species), Talauma (50 species), and ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/57

  10. Liriodendron
    Liriodendron: see magnolia.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09156


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